“He much have wished that.” Sonny said．“Or how could he be so stupid as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than himself did.”

    “He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted．“He won the race by perseverance and by pushing on steadily”.

    Sonny thought for a while. “That’s a lie,” he said．“He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’ s for sure.”

    I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They are just “hopeless ”

1. Bill, Tony and Sandy must be the boys ________.

A．Sonny was afraid of

B．Sonny had run races with before

C．who were unknown to Sonny’s father

D．Sonny didn’t expect to race with

2. Sonny’s father wanted his son to learn________ from the tortoise.

A．how to run faster

B．how to push others

C．how to continue difficult things

D．how to run steadily

3. The writer argued with his son because

A．the tortoise won the race while the hare didn’t

B．his son disliked the tortoise

C．Sonny was sure he could win the next race if the other three boys wouldn’t join in

D．he tried to teach the moral (道德上的) lesson of the story while his son didn’t like it

4. When the writer says “ I gave up” at the end of the story he means

A．he gave up his belief in the moral lesson of the story of the hare and the tortoise

B．he gave up arguing with his son

C．he gave up Sonny as a hopeless child

D．he gave up believing the tortoise was the winner of the race

5. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A．Today’s children are really stupid and hopeless

B．Sonny’s father was sorry that he couldn’t make himself understood

C．The writer thought the new generation was hard to understand lessons

D．Sonny believed that hare should win the race by his own effort

　　 At certain age, children are also learning to judge themselves in relation to others. For most children, school marks the first time that their goals are not set by a home clock but by the outside world．Just as the 1 - year - old struggles to walk, 6 - year- old are struggling to meet adult expectations. Young kids don’t know how to tell effort and ability apart, says Tynette Hills, Coordinator (协调员) of early- childhood education for the state of New Jersey. If they try hard to do something and fail, they may conclude that they will never be able to finish a particular task. The effects of obvious methods of comparison such as posting grades, can be serious. says Hills. “A child who has had his confidence really damaged needs a rescue operation.”

1. In the author’s opinion ________.

A．children meet the needs of society since they were born so they should not be kept alone

B．children should learn to satisfy their parents

C．children should do something successfully

D．children should learn to walk when they are one year old

2. The writer seems to think that a kid who does not get on well with his classmates would ________.

A．have a lot of side effect on his study

B．develop his independence but limit his brains

C．certainly lead to his stopping attending school

D．they certainly haven’t any friends

3.  For most children, school teaches them

A．that social needs and their own needs have nothing in common

B．how they can meet social needs

C．that one’s effort and ability can be two quite different matters

D．that it is society not they themselves that decides their future

4. Which of the following is most unlikely for the writer to do?________.

A．To talk to students who have mental problems

B．To help students develop a feeling of self- respect

C．To tell the public a student’s scores

D．To keep a student from playing alone

5. Which of the following does a student most need according to the passage?

A．Independence and co- operation

B．Academic success and high chance

C．Ability and Self- respect

D．Cooperat

ion and technical skills

    “Yes. I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered．She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”

    Mum just pushed harder, each swipe (拖) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

    After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand．As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”

　　 Outside, Mum told me: “Dagmar is fine. No fever.”

　　 “You saw her, Mum?”

　　 “Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good．You need a brush.”

1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ________.

A．to clean the floor

B．to please the nurse

C．to see a patient

D．to surprise the story- teller

2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a ________.

A．nurse

B．visitor

C．patient

D．cleaner

3. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?

A．It is a children’s hospital.

B．It has strict rules about visiting hours.

C．The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard.

D．A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.

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ill happen?

A．A twister will find its way to China.

B．The audience will sing high raise for the film.

C．Many Chinese people suffering from the floods will feel thankful to the CFEIC.

D．More box offices will be set up.

A．To give her some message about Dad.

B．To make sure her room was clean.

C．To check that she was still there.

D．To find out how she was.

5. Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A．polite

B．patient

C．changeable

D．clever

    A special screening will be held on September14 in Beijing’s Dizhi Cinema．About 100, 000 Yuan collected by the box office will be given to the flood- affected people in the south.

1. From the passage we know that “Twister”________.

A．has blown the whole USA

B．has won a lot of money for the country

C．was considered to be a good film during the summer film season

D．will be sold to China for 100,000 Yuan

2. What do you think the CFEIC is? It is ________.

A．a film factory

B．an organization

C．a flood- affected area

D．a businessman

3. The report tells us that ________.

A．the film “Twister” has caused a twister

B．“Twister” has made its producer richer

C．The CFEIC will get a lot of money from the film

D．Dizhi Cinema is the biggest cinema in Beijing

4. What do you imagine will happen?

A．A twister will find its way to China.

B．The audience will sing high raise for the film.

C．Many Chinese people suffering from the floods will feel thankful to the CFEIC.

D．More box offices will be set up.

The Indians today live in much the same way as their ancestors (祖先). Most of them are farmers. Many work in the mines, for mining is the most important industry in Bolivia．Of all the mining products, tin is the most important, which makes up three fourths of all Bolivia’s exports(出口). The eastern slopes (坡) of the Andes, since there are very few roads there, are fertile(富饶的) but not highly developed．The two primary means of transportation are river boats and porters. East of the hill regions are the great plains where tropical (热带的) plants are grown. A serious problem for Bolivia is the transport of food from the warm regions, where it is grown, to the mountainous regions, where most of the people live.

Bolivia gained its independence from Spain about a hundred years ago. It has been slow in developing, but its rich resources promise a better future in it.

1．The majority of the Bolivian population are  ________ .

A．full—blooded Indians

B．mixed Indian and white

C．white citizens

D．all whites and mixed—blooded people

2. Compared with their ancestors, the Indians’ way of life today is________

A．totally

B．much harder

C．almost the same

D．greatly improving

3. The main product Bolivia exports is________

A．tropical plants

B．gold and silver

C．tin

D．food

4. The eastern slopes of the Andes is not highly developed because________

A．there are thick forests there

B．there are very few roads there

C．there are many fine mines there

D．they are not fertile enough

5. Bolivia has been slow in developing, but it has hope for a better future because of its________

A．mining products

B．rich resources

C．independence from Spain

D．two primary means of transportation

1) John Henderson may be a businessman because he has just finished a “business trip”；

2) John Henderson must be very tired because the trip is “exhausting”；

3) John Henderson must be very eager to get home because he is driving “late” at night right after this exhausting trip.

Making inferences while reading will always help us achieve a better comprehension. But we should keep in mind that inferences must be made with care and supported by evidence. In order to make reasonable inferences we should.

1．read and think beyond the printed words；

2. analyze the information given in the text；

 　　 3. determine the author’s reason for his choice of words.

1. According to the author, a good reader________

A．can read between the lines

B．should have a large vocabulary

C．knows enough grammar rules

D．must have a good knowledge of the author

2. From the quoted sentence, you know John Henderson was most likely________

A．a seller

B．a man on business

C．a driver

D．a traveler

3. From the quoted sentence, you know John Henderson had a________

A．tired trip

B．bored trip

C．boring trip

4. When the author asks us to make inferences while reading, he intends to say________

A．’make guesses’

B．’have imaginations’

C．’do translations’

D．’draw conclusions’

5. The best topic of the passage is________

A．Reading Skills

B．Try to Be a Good Reader

C．Reading Is Importa
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D．Reading Is Thinking

Television works in much the same way as radio. In radio, sound is changed into electromagnetic waves which are sent through the air. Experiments leading to modern television took place more than a hundred years ago. By the 1920s inventors and researchers had turned the early theories into working models. Yet it took another thirty years for TV to become industry.

The influence of TV on the life of the people is incalculable; it can influence their thoughts and their way of life. It can also add to their store of knowledge. Educational TV stations offer teaching in various subjects. Some hospitals use TV for medical students to get close-up views of operations. At first television programs were broadcast in black-and-white. With the development of science and technology, the problem of how to telecast them in full color was solved and by the middle 1960s the national networks were broadcasting most of their programs in color.

The programs that people watch are not only local and national ones. Since the launching of the first communications satellite, more and more programs are telecast ‘live’ from all over the world．People in San Francisco were able to watch the

1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. And live telecasts now come from outer space. In 1969, the first astronauts to land on the moon televised their historic ‘moon walk’ to viewers on the earth. Since then, astronauts have regularly sent telecast to the earth.

1．The launching of communications satellites made it possible for people in San Francisco to________

A．get dose—up views of operations

B．store knowledge

C．watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo

D．watch national programs

2. The development of science and technology made it possible for television programs to________

A．be telecast in full color

B．be telecast in San Francisco

C．be telecast in Tokyo

D．be telecast in black -and-white

3. The word ‘incalculable’ means________

A．easy to tell

B．very great

C．difficult to tell

4. Television is said to be the modern wonder of electronics, because________

A．it influences people’s way of life

B．it makes people see far

C．it brings the world into people’s own home in sight and sound

D．it works as radio

Steven Trotter of Florida and Lori Martin of Atlanta were treated at a hospital for small hurts after dropping over the falls as a Father’s Day show.

Police took an hour to free the barrel wrapped with bulletproof (防弹的) material and covered in thick plastics, from rocks at the base of the falls.

Which of the following gives the correct relationship between Canada, Niagara Falls and Horseshoe Falls?

(N = Niagara Falls, H = Horseshoe Falls, C= Canada)

1. Who can break bricks with their bare hands?

A．Only experts in Karate.

B．People who are especially stronger.

C．People who have a layer of hard skin round their wrists.

D．People who have more courage.

2. A surprising fact is that

A．some people can break bricks with their bare hands.

B．Karatekas are especially strong.

C．Karatekas aren’t stronger than ordinary people.

D．untrained men can’t break hard objects in the same way.

3. The essence of Karate is

A．speed

B．courage

C．training

D．hard skin

4. What advantage do Karatekas have over ordinary people?

A．They have a layer of hard skin round their wrists.

B．They practice a lot.

C．They do this kind of thing in a different way.

D．They are especially strong.

5. Which of the following sayings best describes the main idea of the passage?

A．Respect a man, he will do the more.

B．Where there is a will, there is a way.

C．Self—preservation is the first law of nature.

D．Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist.

 　　 First, write down your house number. For example, if your address is 73 Lemon Street, you would write down 73. After you write down your house address, next double it, then add five to this double number. For example, if your address was 73 and you doubled it, you would get146. Then, if you added five, you’d get 151.

 　　 Then multiply this number by 50. In our example here, you’ll get 7550. The next step is to add your age to this total. For example, if you’re26 years old, you should add 26 to this total. In our example here, the result would be 7576.

 　　 After that you have to add the number of days in a year, which is 365. In our example here, 365 added to 7576 is 7941.

 　　 The final step is this: Subtract 615 from the number that you have. Take away 615 from the total. In our example, 7941 minus 615 is 7326.

 　　 The result here —7326— is the trick. The first part of the number is the address and the last part of the number is the age of the person. That is, 73 is the address that we started with, and 26 is the age that we used.

1．The best title of the passage is________

A．The number tricks

B．A trick with numbers

C．An interesting problem

D．How to work out a difficult trick

2. How many steps are there in the trick?

A．5

B．6

C．7

D．8

3. Which of the following step is wrong?

A．Multiply this number by 2.

B．Add 5 to this number.

C．Plus 50 to this number.

D．Take 615 away from this total.

4. We may infer from the result________

A．how many days there are in a year

B．how old the person is

C．how clever the person is

D．where the person lives

5. The third step is________

A．+5

B．×2

C．–365

D．+615